Spectacles with perfume dispenser



' M. M. KAYE SPECTACLES WITH PERFUME DISPENSER Filed June 22, 1949 Z6vZ0 27 INVENTOR MAX M. KAYE BY a -ATTORNEY- Patented Sept. 25, 1951UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,568,919 Q SPECTACLES WITH DISPENSERMaxwell M. Kaye, Newark, i Application June 22, 1949, Serial No. 190,582

The present invention relates to a new and useful improvement inspectacles.

Objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in parthereinafter and in part will be obvious herefrom, or may be learned bypractice with the invention, the same being realized. and attained bymeans of the instrumentalities and combinations pointed out in theappended claims.

The invention consists in the novel parts, constructions, arrangements,combinations and improvements herein shown and described. Iheaccompanying drawings, referred to herein and. constituting ,a parthereof, illustrate three embodiments of the invention, and together withthe description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Of the drawings:

' Figure l is a general perspective view showing the spectacles of thepresent invention as worn;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section taken along the end ofone of the temples;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional View of a modified embodiment of thepresent invention;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the parts shown in Figures 4and 5;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary side elevation of a further modifiedembodiment of the present invention; and

Figure 8 is an end elevation of the embodiment shown in Figure l.

The present invention has for an object the provision of novel andimproved spectacles which are adapted to carry and diffuse perfume. Afurther object of the invention is the provision of a novel and improvedperfume dispenser which can be easily refilled and forms an almostunnoticeable part of the spectacles on which it is worn. Still anotherobject is the provision of a perfume dispenser which does not add to theweight or bulk of the spectacles and which efiiciently releases theperfume over a long period of time.

Referring now in detail to the accompanyin drawings, the spectacles ofthe present invention comprise the conventional lenses 10, the bows :2,bridge I4 and are provided, as usual, with hinged temples or side piecesIt. In the form shown in Figures 1 to 3, the rear end of each of thetemples i6 is of reduced cross-section for a short portion of its lengthto provide a seat l8 to receive and fit into the open end of the perfumeholder and dispenser 2U. Theperfume holder and dispenser 28, as shown,comprises a hollow member, preferably enlarged rearwardly, andhaving itsopen end shaped and of such a size that it will snugly fit on the seatl8 and abut against the shoulder 22. Seat I8 is formed with depressions24 into which fit the bosses 26 formed on the dispenser 20, therebypreventing accidental displacement of the dispenser, while permittingitseasy removal and replacement.

On its side adjacent the scalp of the wearer, the dispenser v2&3 isformed with a plurality of small apertures 27 through which the perfumemay diffuse, therebybringing the perfume vapor directly in contact withthe bearers body before it is dissipated. Within the holder 20 is a massof absorbent 28, such as cotton-wool, which serves to hold the perfumeagainst leakage.

The dispenser 20 may be formed of metal, suit-- ably plated to bedecorative, or may be formed of plastic material to match the materialof which the temples it are made, thus rendering it virtuallyindistinguishable from the temples.

Figures 4 to 6 show a modified embodiment of the invention in which theperfume container is formed integrally with the temples Ilia. Asembodied, the end of each temple 15a is recessed to provide a smallcavity 30, open on one side only and preferably formed with thinparallel walls and one side. Covering the open side of the cavity is apivotally mounted cover 32 (Figure 6) which is formed with turned overedges which are provided with bosses 34 to fit in correspondingdepressions in the side walls of the cavity, thereby hinging the coverplate 32. One end of the cover plate 32 is bent to overlap the end ofthe temple [6a and provide a portion by which the cover can be easilylifted to expose the absorbent 33 within the cavity. The cover isapertured, at 36, to allow the perfume to escape towards the wearershead, and when in closed position, the cover substantially closes thecavity, except for the apertures 36.

Figures '7 and 8 show a further modification of the present invention,and as there shown, the temple 16b, preferably formed of suitableplastic material, is provided with a relatively deep internal recess 40extending from the rear end of,

the temple for a considerable distance along its length and being of asize so as to provide substantial wall portions 41 surrounding theinternal recess 40. Within the recess 40 is positioned a length of feltor other absorbent fibrous material 43 snugly fitting into the recess 40so that it is not easily displaced from the recess. The external face ofthe temple 16b is formed with apertures 45 which are relatively small,and extend from the recess to the exterior of the temple, preferably onthe side away from the head of the user so that the absorbent filling43, holding the perfume, communicates with the outside both through theopen end of the temple and through the apertures 45, thereby allowingthe perfume to difiuse as it is warmed by the bodyheat of the wearer,The other temple at the opposite side of the spectacles may be formedsimilarly with the apertures 45 on the outer face of the temple.

The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specificmechanisms shown and described but departures may be made therefromwithin the scope of the accompanying claims without departing from theprinciples of the invention and without sacrificing its chiefadvantages.

What is claimed is:

1. In a temple for a pair of spectacle frames including a portionpositioned adjacent the eye of the wearer and a portion adapted to liebehind the ear of the wearer, a part of the temple positioned at the earand thereof being hollowed, an absorbent material positioned within thehollow at the said end of the temple, said absorbent material beingadapted to be moistened with perfume, said hollowed temple end beingapertured on the side adjacent the head of the wearer whereby theperfume may escape towards the head of the wearer, said hollowed templeend being positioned with its apertured side against the head of thewearer in normal use whereby the warmth of the wearers head serves tovolatilize and dispense the perfume and the perfume contacts the skin ofthe wearer to completely develop the full aroma thereof.

2. A spectacle temple as claimed in claim 1 in which the hollow portionis a separate extension member and has an open end snugly fitted over areduced end portion of a shortened temple.

3. A spectacle temple as claimed in claim 2 in which the shortenedtemple and the extension have cooperating projections and recessespreventing accidental displacement of the extension.

4. A spectacle temple as claimed in claim 1 in which the temple isformed with a cavity in its end having one side open and a hinged coverplate closing said cavity.

5. A spectacle temple as claimed in cla 4 in which the cover plate isapertured and posi ioned to lie against the wearers head.

6. A spectacle temple as claimed in clai 1 in which the temple is formedwith a longitudinal interior recess extending inwardly from the rear endthereof and the temple is apertnred in communication with the recess.

MAXWELL M. KAYE.

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